There were only 6 scholarship DT's before Baker & Toailoa arrived in 2008. Furthermore there were only 2 walk-on DT's when Pelini took over.
Sr. Ty Steinkuhler
Sr. Shukree Barfield
Jr. Ndamukong Suh
So. Ben Martin
RFr. Jared Crick
RFr. Terrance Moore
Fr. Quentin Toailoa (2008 signee)
Fr. Baker Steinkuhler (2008 signee)
Between those 6 players, only Suh (11 starts) and Ty Steinkuhler (8 starts) saw any significant playing time during the 2007 season. Barfield played in 12 games but only started 1 game and amassed 15 tackles for the season while Ben Martin only played in 6 games with no starts and 3 tackles for the season.
Seeing how thin and inexperienced the DT unit was when Pelini arrived puts Baker's position switch in better perspective.
Sr. Ty Steinkuhler
Sr. Shukree Barfield
Jr. Ndamukong Suh
So. Ben Martin
RFr. Jared Crick
RFr. Terrance Moore
Fr. Quentin Toailoa (2008 signee)
Fr. Baker Steinkuhler (2008 signee)
Between those 6 players, only Suh (11 starts) and Ty Steinkuhler (8 starts) saw any significant playing time during the 2007 season. Barfield played in 12 games but only started 1 game and amassed 15 tackles for the season while Ben Martin only played in 6 games with no starts and 3 tackles for the season.
Seeing how thin and inexperienced the DT unit was when Pelini arrived puts Baker's position switch in better perspective.
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